Ghoulish Good Times

Haunted houses, fall festivals and trick-or-treat trips are among Halloween activities for children and adults across Orange County this weekend through Thursday. Some of the events, by city:

Anaheim

Fall Festival

West Harbor Place downtown Saturday; pancake breakfast, 7 a.m.; parade, 11 a.m.; kiddie carnival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Also chili cook-off, entertainment, Police and Fire Department demonstrations, Disney Ice open house.

Information: (714) 254-5191, (714) 999-3456

Medieval Madness Haunted House

Anaheim Museum, 241 S. Anaheim Blvd.; 4-9 p.m. today through Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday; special session 4-5 p.m. for younger children. Cost: $3. “Dia De Los Muertos” exhibit continues through Nov. 9.

Information: (714) 254-5274

Trick-or-Treating Anaheim Hills Festival

Santa Ana Canyon and Roosevelt roads, 3-5 p.m. Saturday; Also, Nightmares ’96 haunted house, 7 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday, 7-10 p.m. Sunday, across from the center’s Edwards Theaters; continues 5-10 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 7 p.m.-midnight Thursday through Nov. 2, Cost: $6 for adults, $3 for children under 10. Proceeds benefit local charities.

Information: (714) 282-1587

Haunted House

Camelot Golfland, 3200 E. Carpenter Ave. (exit Riverside Freeway at Kraemer Boulevard). Kiddie Hour, 5:30-6:30 p.m. daily through Nov. 2. Cost: $3. Fright hours, 6:30-11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 6:30 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday. Cost: $5 per person. Proceeds benefit Orange and Anaheim YMCAs.

Information: (714) 630-3340

Brea

Trick-or-Treating

Brea Mall, Imperial Highway and State College Boulevard, 6-8 p.m. Thursday.

Information: (714) 990-2732

Buena Park

Children’s Halloween Storytime and Party

Buena Park Library, 7150 La Palma Ave., 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday; Halloween stories, crafts.

Information: (714) 826-4100, Ext. 126

Halloween Spooktacular

Buena Park Mall, La Palma Avenue east of Beach Boulevard, 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday; costume party, trick-or-treating.

Information: (714) 828-7722

Corona del Mar

Halloween Haunt

Youth Center, Grant Howard Park, 5th and Iris streets, 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday. Costume contest, eerie art show, carnival, magician performances.

Information: (714) 644-3151

Costa Mesa

Neighborhood Haunted Castle

283 Lilac Lane (near 21st and Santa Ana streets), 6-8 p.m. Saturday through Thursday. Donation of $1 per person to be forwarded to Kaiser School Parent Faculty Organization.

Cypress

Halloween Carnival

Cypress Community Center-Oak Knoll Park, 5700 Orange Ave., 5-8 p.m. Thursday. Games, prizes, rides, costume contest. Admission: $1.

Information: (714) 229-6780

Pumpkin Patch Halloween Party

Grace Church, 5100 Cerritos Ave. 6-8 p.m. Thursday. Carnival games, candy walk, refreshments.

Information: (714) 761-5100

Fountain Valley

Halloween Monster Mash and Costume Contest

Recreation Center, 16400 Brookhurst St., 10-11 a.m. Saturday. Open to children 13 and younger. Parade, entertainment, 25-cent carnival games.

Information: (714) 965-4446

Fullerton

Boo Bash

Lemon Park, 701 S. Lemon St. 5-8 p.m. Thursday. Carved pumpkin contest, candy, costume contest, food, games and music.

Information: (714) 738-3161

Garden Grove

Halloween Carnival

Main Street between Garden Grove Boulevard and Acacia Parkway, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Games, food booths, prizes, carved pumpkin contests, monster parade and costume contest. Game tickets, 25 cents; witch photos, $2.50.

Information: (714) 741-5200

Huntington Beach

Halloween Happenings

Huntington Center Mall, 7777 Edinger Ave., 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday. Costume contest, trick-or-treating.

Information: (714) 536-5486

Irvine

Monster Mash Party

Northwood Community Park, 4531 Bryan Ave., 6:30-8 p.m. Saturday for ages 4-10. Games, contests, trick-or-treating. Cost: $12.

Halloween Haunt

Irvine Youth Services Center at Heritage Park, 14301 Yale St., Thursday. Ages 2-5, 4:30-5:30 p.m.; ages 6-12, 5:45-7 p.m. Cost: $1.

Information: (714) 724-6610

La Habra

Midnight In the Barnyard

Halloween “Un” Haunted Barn, Children’s Museum, 301 S. Euclid St., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 1:30-4 p.m. Sunday for children 2 to 8. Cowpokes, spooky tales, cowboy ghosts and goblins. Admission: 75 cents for children 2 and older.

Information: (310) 905-9793

La Palma

Halloween Carnival

Central Park, 7821 Walker St., 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday. Carnival games, costume contests. Bring canned or sealed box food items for holiday distribution to needy families.

Information: (714) 522-6740

Laguna Beach

Nightmare on Ocean Street

Halloween party, Acord’s Market parking lot, 283 Broadway at Ocean Avenue, noon-6 p.m. Thursday; and Murphy-Smith Historical Haunted House, 278 Ocean Ave., 2-7 p.m. Thursday. Cost: $2 all ages.

Information: (714) 494-1018

Lake Forest

Autumn Harvest Festival

Heritage Hill Historical Park, 25151 Serrano Road, 5-9 p.m. Saturday. Contests, historical displays, trick-or-treating, costume parade, games and crafts. Cost: $2 adults, $1 children.

Information: (714) 768-0981

Los Alamitos

Halloween Carnival

Community Center, 10911 Oak St., 3:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday. Carved pumpkin contest at 4 p.m., pictures with Frankenstein, games and contests. Cost: $2 per child.

Information: (310) 430-1073

Orange

Halloween Happenings

Mall of Orange, 2298 Orange Mall on Tustin Street, 6-8 p.m. Thursday. Craft activities, trick-or-treating, costume contest.

Information: (714) 998-3900

Orange YMCA Haunted House and Dance

For junior-high students, 2241 E. Palmyra Ave., 7-9:30 p.m. Thursday. Haunted maze, food, face painting, music. Cost: $3 in advance, $5 at the door.

Information (714) 633-9622

Placentia

Halloween Bash

Gomez Community Center, 1701 Atwood Ave. 5-7 p.m. today. Costume contest, games, candy and refreshments.

Information: (714) 524-5452

Halloween Fun

Whitten Center, 900 S. Melrose Ave., 3:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday. Pumpkin carving, haunted maze, costume contest.

Information: (714) 993-8232

San Clemente

Halloween Haunted House

Ocean View Plaza, 638 Camino de los Mares, 7-9:30 p.m. today, 6-9 p.m. Saturday and Thursday. Cost: $4. Recommended minimum age: 7 years.

Information: (714) 496-4251

San Juan Capistrano

Autumn Festival

Historic Town Center Park, El Camino Real one block south of Ortega Highway; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Costume and pumpkin decorating contests, storytellers, face painting, food, Native American entertainment, Wild West show. Sponsored by the Blas Aguilar Foundation and San Juan Community Task Force.

Information: (714) 493-9768

Santa Ana

Santa Ana Zoo “Spooktacular”

1801 E. Chestnut Ave. between Santa Ana Freeway and 1st Street; 5:30-8 p.m. today through Sunday. Costume parade, educational programs, storytelling, live animal encounters, trick-or-treat stations. Cost: $4 in advance, $5 at the door.

Information: (714) 953-8555

Halloween Carnivals

City recreation centers, 5-9 p.m. Thursday. Locations: Jerome Center, 726 S. Center St.; information, (714) 647-6559. El Salvador Center, 1825 W. Civic Center Drive; information, (714) 647-6558. Memorial Center, 2102 S. Flower St.; information, (714) 571-4242. Santa Anita Center, 300 S. Figueroa St.; information, (714) 647-6552. Costume parade, carnival game booths, free treats.

Santa Margarita

Ghosts, Witches and Goblins

Santa Margarita Town Center, 30622 Santa Margarita Parkway, 3:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday. Costume party, carved pumpkin contest, trick-or-treating, live entertainment, costume contests for adults and children.

Information: (714) 459-6997

Seal Beach

Founders Day Monster Mash

Marina Center, 151 Marina Drive, 6 p.m.-12:30 a.m. today. Dinner, costume contest, games, dance for children. Cost: $15.

Groovy Ghoulies

Dance for middle school students, 7-11 p.m. Saturday. Cost: $3.50.

Information: (310) 431-2527

Stanton

32nd Halloween Howl

Cultural Arts and Recreation Center, 7800 Katella Ave., 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday. Festival games, contests, costume parade, prizes and books for sale. Cost: 50 cents for children, $1 for adults.

Information: (714) 379-9222, Ext. 270

Halloween Family Fun Night

Boys and Girls Club of Stanton, 11050 Cedar St., 6-9 p.m. today. Games, costume contest, prize.

Information: (714) 891-0740

Westminster

Halloween Happening

Westminster Mall, Bolsa Avenue at the San Diego Freeway, 5-8 p.m. Thursday. Trick-or-treating, games.

Information: (714) 895-2860

Yorba Linda

Trick-or-Treating and Sidewalk Sale

Main, Lemon and Olinda streets in Old Towne, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Sponsored by Old Towne Merchants Assn.

Information: (714) 779-9373

Source: Individual cities, communities; Researched by DEBRA CANO / For The Times